WHEN CAN YOU SAY YOU ARE A WAKEBOARDER AND NOT A PERSON WHO WAKEBOARDS. I AM NOT TALKING PROFESSIONAL BUT YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE YOU ARE A WAKEBOARDER. I HAVE GOTTEN IN A FEW ARGUMENTS ON THE BOAT ABOUT IT. TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK. LIKE WHAT KIND OF TRICKS AND WHAT NOT SHOULD YOU BE ABLE TO PULL.

Same here. It doesnt matter what tricks you can do as long as you have fun doing it. People shouldnt judge you on what stuff you can and cant do. If you can get up on a wakeboard, i'd consider you a wakeboarder. If anything other people should be helping you and encouraging you to try new things and help you get better. I've come a long way this year with a the help of a few friends which take the time to being me out on the river, give me tips, and they are just awesome people to be around. Wakeboarding isnt such a competitive sport as football or basketball and any team sport. Its individual and everyone has their own way or riding, so you can consider yourself if you can just get up on a wakeboard as long as you have fun doing it. That what i think.

I asked Jeeves and he said... 1.)You have to go at least once a week. If you miss a week than you must make it up the very next week. 2.) You must say words like bro, dude, sick, and hella at a minimum of 4x every 29.2 hrs. 3.) You quit telling everyone how good you are. 4.) You must have a hate for skiers, tubers, and pwc users somewhere in your heart to be considered hard-core. 5.) If you own a MC, hate BUs (and vice versa.) 6.) If you own a cheaper wakeboat, rag on expensive ones and how "sick" yours is and how your wake is "giganti-enormous". 7.) Discover your soul is bleeding when your day at the lake is cancelled. 8.) When you quit bragging about rad W2W jumps and all humility slaps you upside your caboose and for once you don't giggle. 9.) You realize that using your friends setup everytime is pissing him off deep inside, so you buy one. 10.) You actually look at wakeboarding in the mags instead of the Reef meat.

You are a wakeboarder when it becomes your life. You do everything and buy everything that you think in your head will make yourself the best possible rider. Unfortunately, the more you ride, the harder you start trying.

alright check it out.... I got your answer. Your a wakeboarder when you go out there and the main source of fun is wakeboarding. Your a person that wakeboards when wakeboarding is just one of many activities your doing to keep entertained.

but seriously..... what in the world kind of question is this?! Nest time you refer to yourself as a wakeboarder and someone comments about the ligitimacy(sp?) of that......... SLAP them and say it was from me!

I wasn't asking if a person was a wakeboarder or not I just wanted to know when to believe someone was legit. People tell me they are really good wakeboarders. So you can't tell me that a person who can just get up on the board is a really good wakeboarder. I wanted to know where the line was between a rider and I person who can tear it up on the water.

When the best best wedding present you ever got was a Parks 145 DNA, the New Nevin Handle, and the A10 vest; and for the wife Motive 135 with Era's and Oneil the Law Vest. (thanks Dad and Mom, china dishes just suck).

When your friends hear you're having marital problems and buy you Perfect Pass to help ease the tension (Thanks Mike and Amanda).

When you sacrifice the house, the car, the dog, the stupid a$$ china, the plasma screen, the granite counter tops, the wine collection, your 401K, several antique handguns, and your lazy boy chair just so you can keep the VLX. Yep, that means you're a wakeboarder!

You are a wakeboarder the moment you become "hooked", When you think spending 45 grand or more on a boat is a good investment. When you know the names of the guys in the local proshop better then the members of your wife's family! When you think taking a wakeboarding pass on New Years day makes for the best start for the new year! You wakeboard when it is something your do, you are a wakeboarder when it becomes your identity, not matter how you ride. IMO

I mean, if you are a man...and you have had sex as of late with another man...then you are gay...right? You dont have to do it a certain way, or think about it all the time, or even be good at it. If you do it at all....your a homo. No offense meant, just drawing a parallel.

Why get all philosophical about it? You don't have to pass a test. You don't have to do a certain trick. You just have to do it.

John- I'm sorry. I wasn't being very serious about those; I doubt they pertain to all wakeboarders. (Forgot to mention that...)

1) A power turn is when someone turns their boat without reducing speed, thus sending big rollers (depending on the weight in the boat) in your general direction. It's not a trick.

2) I shall refrain from commenting on that.

3) I don't really hate tubers, although they do get on my last nerve sometimes. Not hating tubers doesn't necessarily mean your not a wakeboarder, just like having a sign saying "Tresspassers Will Be Shot, Survivors Will Be Shot Again" doesn't necessarily make you a redneck.

I wouldn't question their right to the lake... just their intelligence, knowledge of how choppy they're making the water, and self preservational skills. I have nothing against any of them personally, I just think it's best to only tube in water that's too choppy to wakeboard in and have the courtesy to stay away from other people's boats.

Hmmm.... I can't think of anything else right off, but I'll post more "You might be a Wakeboarder if..."s when I think of them.

Amy- I'm not sure we're still talking about the same thing... Maybe I misinterpreted your previous statement. O.O Anywho...

Ed- I can think of some creative pics that would go with that. (Wakeboard as a pillow, wakeboard replacing best friend, et cetera. Have you seen that chocolate mink commercial where the kid has one of the Playstation controllers and the glass of choc. milk has the other? Hope that makes sense... It's difficult to communicate that thought over the net.)

Shane- Good point. I would post that on the "When are you not considered a wakeboarder?" thread but I have to attend to my offline life. The real world calls!!